Get books Problem?

Gene45 · 11-14-2012, 03:38 PM

I must be doing something wrong.
With the latest calibre, just up-dated , if I tell it to get books, for example Killing Kennedy. O'Reilly and Dugard, I expected it would search the available sources and give me a list of alternatives.

If I simply ask for the title, the right one flashes by quickly, and I get screens and screens of titles that have nothing to do with kennedy, like the Crucifixion of Christ, if I add the authors, I get more correct one flash by and then they are gone.

There must be a simple way to do this.

What am I missing.

pidgeon92 · 11-14-2012, 04:01 PM

You're going to get a better response if you post your question in the calibre subforum.

Gene45 · 11-14-2012, 07:02 PM

Ok sorry.....

HarryT · 11-15-2012, 02:00 AM

Moved to the Calibre forum.

vice-versa · 11-15-2012, 02:19 AM

I had the same problem yesterday too. I wanted to have a look at "The dragon scroll" from I J Parker and got answers with "dragon" in it but I got answers too that I just can't understand why they showed up...

It's the first time I use this feature and I may make a mistake somewhere in using it... Any help would by appreciated (ordering the finds by alphabetic order allowed me to find the one I was looking for, but that's not handy)

chaley · 11-15-2012, 03:05 AM

@Gene45 & @vice-versa: what bookstores are you using?

Amazon recently changed all their websites, with the result that searches match many more books than they used to. For example, the search "The dragon scroll" seems to match anything with the word "dragon" or the word "scroll" in the title or the description. It isn't clear what we can do about that.

Note that if you search for title:"dragon scroll", then you will see only books that have "dragon scroll" in the title.

vice-versa · 11-15-2012, 12:27 PM

All the bookstores were ticked, I didn't change anything. Next time I'll try wih " "

Thanks you for your help

Gene45 · 11-15-2012, 04:22 PM

Ok I tried again to find "Killing Lincoln" by O'Reilly and Dugard,

I searched for "killing lincoln" and got 145 hits, including:

The Crucifixion of Christ,
How to Make Wild Passionate Love,
Dry Adultery, Wet Ambition
Ultimate Dating Guide or Women

plus others.

I did not have all the stores checked, only the dozen or so I thought might be useful, Amazon Kobo Google diesel, etc

The correct Killing Lincoln is there, from various sources. For example from Amazon Kindle it lists the price at $12.99, and if I click on that one it takes me to Amazon where the "new" price is $17.56 for the kindle edition.

I did find it at Barnes and Noble for the 12.99 price but they won't sell to Canadians for whatever reason.

I use Calibre as a reader, but can't use it as a shopper.

user_none · 11-18-2012, 11:45 AM

You can do a limited search by matching specific areas such as title or author only by using the advanced search builder that is part of the dialog. Simply click the binoculars button next to the search entry. This will open an advanced search editor. The second tab allows you to search specifically title or author only.

Gene45 · 11-18-2012, 01:41 PM

So I tried the "advanced search" for the exact phrase "killing lincoln", it comes back to the regular search page with "killing lincoln" filled in with quotes.

I still get 34 hits. The correct book is in the list but so are many others that have no relationship to the words searched.

Tried "author/title/price" for "Killing Lincoln, O'Reilly and Dugard" and get no hits, none.

Tried "author/title/price" for "Killing Lincoln, O'Reilly" and get four hits all correct.

O'Reilly,Dugard gets no hits.

So it works if I do it right.......

user_none · 11-22-2012, 10:42 PM

GetBook has been enhanced to make it easier to search for title and author specifically. The next release should have the changes.

11-14-2012, 03:38 PM	#1
Gene45 Enthusiast Posts: 40 Karma: 10 Join Date: Sep 2012 Device: Kobo Touch	Get books Problem? I must be doing something wrong. With the latest calibre, just up-dated , if I tell it to get books, for example Killing Kennedy. O'Reilly and Dugard, I expected it would search the available sources and give me a list of alternatives. If I simply ask for the title, the right one flashes by quickly, and I get screens and screens of titles that have nothing to do with kennedy, like the Crucifixion of Christ, if I add the authors, I get more correct one flash by and then they are gone. There must be a simple way to do this. What am I missing.

11-18-2012, 01:41 PM	#10
Gene45 Enthusiast Posts: 40 Karma: 10 Join Date: Sep 2012 Device: Kobo Touch	So I tried the "advanced search" for the exact phrase "killing lincoln", it comes back to the regular search page with "killing lincoln" filled in with quotes. I still get 34 hits. The correct book is in the list but so are many others that have no relationship to the words searched. Tried "author/title/price" for "Killing Lincoln, O'Reilly and Dugard" and get no hits, none. Tried "author/title/price" for "Killing Lincoln, O'Reilly" and get four hits all correct. O'Reilly,Dugard gets no hits. So it works if I do it right....... Last edited by Gene45; 11-18-2012 at 01:44 PM.

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11-14-2012, 04:01 PM	#2
pidgeon92 Wizard Posts: 3,144 Karma: 8426142 Join Date: Jun 2008 Location: Chicago, IL Device: Kindle PW2, Kindle Voyage, Kindle DXG, Boox M90, Kobo Aura HD	You're going to get a better response if you post your question in the calibre subforum.

11-14-2012, 07:02 PM	#3
Gene45 Enthusiast Posts: 40 Karma: 10 Join Date: Sep 2012 Device: Kobo Touch	Ok sorry.....

11-15-2012, 02:00 AM	#4
HarryT eBook Enthusiast Posts: 85,544 Karma: 93383043 Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: UK Device: Kindle Oasis 2, iPad Pro 10.5", iPhone 6	Moved to the Calibre forum.

11-15-2012, 02:19 AM	#5
vice-versa whippet addict Posts: 382 Karma: 689884 Join Date: Dec 2011 Location: France, Normandy, Gisors Device: Kobo Glo, Kobo Aura 6", Kobo Glo HD, Kobo Aura One, Kobo Sage	I had the same problem yesterday too. I wanted to have a look at "The dragon scroll" from I J Parker and got answers with "dragon" in it but I got answers too that I just can't understand why they showed up... It's the first time I use this feature and I may make a mistake somewhere in using it... Any help would by appreciated (ordering the finds by alphabetic order allowed me to find the one I was looking for, but that's not handy)

11-15-2012, 03:05 AM	#6
chaley Grand Sorcerer Posts: 11,734 Karma: 6690881 Join Date: Jan 2010 Location: Notts, England Device: Kobo Libra 2	@Gene45 & @vice-versa: what bookstores are you using? Amazon recently changed all their websites, with the result that searches match many more books than they used to. For example, the search "The dragon scroll" seems to match anything with the word "dragon" or the word "scroll" in the title or the description. It isn't clear what we can do about that. Note that if you search for title:"dragon scroll", then you will see only books that have "dragon scroll" in the title.

11-15-2012, 12:27 PM	#7
vice-versa whippet addict Posts: 382 Karma: 689884 Join Date: Dec 2011 Location: France, Normandy, Gisors Device: Kobo Glo, Kobo Aura 6", Kobo Glo HD, Kobo Aura One, Kobo Sage	All the bookstores were ticked, I didn't change anything. Next time I'll try wih " " Thanks you for your help

11-15-2012, 04:22 PM	#8
Gene45 Enthusiast Posts: 40 Karma: 10 Join Date: Sep 2012 Device: Kobo Touch	Ok I tried again to find "Killing Lincoln" by O'Reilly and Dugard, I searched for "killing lincoln" and got 145 hits, including: The Crucifixion of Christ, How to Make Wild Passionate Love, Dry Adultery, Wet Ambition Ultimate Dating Guide or Women plus others. I did not have all the stores checked, only the dozen or so I thought might be useful, Amazon Kobo Google diesel, etc The correct Killing Lincoln is there, from various sources. For example from Amazon Kindle it lists the price at $12.99, and if I click on that one it takes me to Amazon where the "new" price is $17.56 for the kindle edition. I did find it at Barnes and Noble for the 12.99 price but they won't sell to Canadians for whatever reason. I use Calibre as a reader, but can't use it as a shopper.

11-18-2012, 11:45 AM	#9
user_none Sigil & calibre developer Posts: 2,488 Karma: 1063785 Join Date: Jan 2009 Location: Florida, USA Device: Nook STR	You can do a limited search by matching specific areas such as title or author only by using the advanced search builder that is part of the dialog. Simply click the binoculars button next to the search entry. This will open an advanced search editor. The second tab allows you to search specifically title or author only.

11-22-2012, 10:42 PM	#11
user_none Sigil & calibre developer Posts: 2,488 Karma: 1063785 Join Date: Jan 2009 Location: Florida, USA Device: Nook STR	GetBook has been enhanced to make it easier to search for title and author specifically. The next release should have the changes.

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